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Detailed Synonyms for wake in English

wake:

wake verb

  1. wake
    wake
  2. wake
    – stop sleeping 1
    to arouse; wake; to awake; to wake up; awaken; waken; come alive
    – stop sleeping 1
  3. wake
    – cause to become awake or conscious 1
    to arouse; wake; to wake up; to rouse; awaken; waken
    – cause to become awake or conscious 1
    • arouse verb (arouses, aroused, arousing)
    • wake verb
      • Please wake me at 6 AM.1
    • wake up verb (wakes up, woke up, waking up)
    • rouse verb (rouses, roused, rousing)
      • He was roused by the drunken men in the street1
    • awaken verb
    • waken verb
  4. wake
    – be awake, be alert, be there 1
    wake
    – be awake, be alert, be there 1
  5. wake
    – make aware of 1
    wake
    – make aware of 1
  6. wake
    – arouse or excite feelings and passions 1
    to heat; wake; to ignite; to stir up; to inflame; fire up
    – arouse or excite feelings and passions 1
    • heat verb (heats, heated, heating)
    • wake verb
    • ignite verb (ignites, ignited, igniting)
      • The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor1
    • stir up verb (stirs up, stirred up, stirring up)
    • inflame verb (inflames, inflamed, inflaming)
    • fire up verb

wake [the ~] nomen

  1. the wake
    the wake; the wash
  2. the wake
    the guard; the watch; the wake
  3. the wake
    – a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial 1
    the wake; the viewing
    – a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial 1
    • wake [the ~] nomen
      • there's no weeping at an Irish wake1
    • viewing [the ~] nomen
  4. the wake
    – the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward 1
    the wake; the backwash
    – the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward 1
    • wake [the ~] nomen
      • the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe1
    • backwash [the ~] nomen
  5. the wake
    – the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) 1
    the wake; the aftermath; the backwash
    – the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) 1
    • wake [the ~] nomen
      • in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured1
    • aftermath [the ~] nomen
      • the aftermath of war1
    • backwash [the ~] nomen

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Related Definitions for "wake":

  1. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial1
    • there's no weeping at an Irish wake1
  2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward1
    • the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe1
  3. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)1
    • in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured1
  4. stop sleeping1
  5. cause to become awake or conscious1
    • Please wake me at 6 AM.1
  6. be awake, be alert, be there1
  7. make aware of1
  8. arouse or excite feelings and passions1

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